Tuesday 18 June 2013

Oxfordshire wills and Irish directories

Some 30,000 Oxfordshire wills from 1516-1857 are available online at Origins (www.origins.net) - the search is free but images are by pay-per-view access.

For further details visit www.origins.net/help/aboutNWI-oxf.aspx

Also coming soon from Origins, the following Irish directories:

1636 A New Almanack and Prognostication for the year of our Lord by Patrick True
1684 Bourk's Almanack by John Bourke
1684 A New Almanack for the year of our Lord by Patrick Plunket
1684 Principal Inhabitants of Dublin 1684
1685 Vox Urania or an Almanack for the year Human Redemption by John Whalley
1686 Sydereus Nuncius or an Ephemeris for the year Human Redemption by John Whalley
1698 Advice from the Stars by John Whalley
1729-1753 The Gentleman and Citizen's Almanack (Watson's)
1751-1752 Dublin Directory (Wilson's)
1753 Dublin Directory (Wilson's) and The English Registry
1754-1758 The Gentleman and Citizen's Almanack (Watson's)
1759-1760 The Gentleman and Citizen's Almanack (Watson's) and The English Registry
1760 Dublin Directory (Wilson's)
1761-1762 The Gentleman and Citizen's Almanack (Watson's) and The English Registry and Wilson's Dublin Directory
1763-1768 The Gentleman and Citizen's Almanack (Watson's) and The English Registry and Wilson's Dublin Directory, with map
1769-1772 The Gentleman and Citizen's Almanack (Watson's) and The English Registry and Wilson's Dublin Directory
1773-1801 The Gentleman and Citizen's Almanack (Watson's) and The English Registry and Wilson's Dublin Directory, with map
1802-1837 Treble Almanack: The Gentleman and Citizen's Almanack (Watson's), The English Registry and Wilson's Dublin Directory, with map
1838-1844 Treble Almanack: The Gentleman and Citizen's Almanack (Watson's), The English Registry and The Post Office Annual Directory

(With thanks to Maggie Greene)

Chris

My new book, Tracing Your Irish Family History on the Internet, is now available from Pen and Sword. My Scottish land and church records ebooks are available at http://www.gen-ebooks.com/unlock-the-past.html, whilst my next Pharos Scottish course, Scottish Research Online, starts Sep 4th - see http://pharostutors.com/details.php?coursenumber=102. Time to smash a few brick walls...!

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